Conference Day One: 9th July, 2008

9.00 Chairman’s Address And Opening Remarks

Brigadier Charlie Hobson (Ret’d)

9.10 Keynote Address: Supporting Expeditionary Logistics In The Us Marine Corps

• Enhancing logistics support to the MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force)
• Challenges to Expeditionary Logistics
• Overcoming the challenges inherent in USMC system/processes

Maj Gen Edward D Usher III (USMC)
Deputy Commandant of
The Marine Corp (installations & logistics)

9.50 Contractor Logistics (conlog): An Overview From Permanent Joint Headquarters

• The advantages of deployed contractor capabilities
• Strengths and weaknesses of Standard Operating Procedures

Lt Col Andrew Preston
J4 Division, PJHQ
UK MoD

11.00 Providing In-Theatre Airlift Support: The Experience From Afghanistan

Gp Capt Russell Huxtable
DACOS A4 Operations, HQ Air Command
RAF

11.40 Contractor Support To Operations (cso): Industry Perspective

• The partnership - key principles of engagement
• The challenges and risks - how to deal with them
• The lessons from the Balkans - Iraq - Afghanistan and beyond

Andy Higginson OBE
Managing Director Higginson Associates Ltd and Industry CSO Consultant to the
DMA

13.40 Stream Sessions Begin

Stream A: INFORMATION LOGISTICS	Stream B: FORECASTING LOGISTICS REQUIREMENTS
13.40 SYNCHRONISING LOGISTICS INITIATIVES BETWEEN THE US ARMY AND MARINE CORPS Current process results in stovepipe capabilities Enhancing and preserving current and emerging single service capabilities Enabling the Warfighter to work around systems Dr Miranda Keeney Chief Logistics Domain Group US Army Logistics Innovation Agency	13.40 MOD AND INDUSTRY PROGRESS IN THE LOGISTICS INFORMATION LANDSCAPE MoD Logistics Information Reorganization Logistics Coherence Information Architecture expansion and now in contracts Through Life Support Solution – the Information angle Joint MoD Industry activity to enhance information sharing Andy Voysey Director UK Council for Electronic Business
14.20 THE UK MILITARY AND RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID): A PRACTICAL VIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION, OPERATION AND ONGOING DEVELOPMENT Capability Investigation Asset Visibility Speaker to be nominated (UK MoD)	14.20 INCORPORATING RAPIDLY CHANGING FRONT-LINE REQUIREMENTS INTO RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND PLANNING Communication and overcoming the human factors in requirement updates Keeping the supply chain informed Reducing complexity in orders and processes Prof. Dr. Walther Ploos van Amstel Professorf Logistics and Information Netherlands Defence Academy

15.00 Mastering Product Data And Information Management In Defence/aerospace Industry Today: An Epm Technology Presentation

• Open Product Documentation and Information Management (OPDIM)
• Efficient management of non-PDM information
• ISO/STEP/PLCS supporting the information backbone
• Long Term Archiving / ASD EN 9300

Simon Pilhar
Head of Department for Product Data Management Engineering & Heinrich Byzio, Manager Information System
EADS Military Air Systems

15.40 Afternoon Tea

16.00 UK/NATO Codification: The Evolving Process

• Developments in cataloguing resources over the last two years
• Implementing best practice learned from recent deployments
• The future of codification and its ongoing relevance for the armed forces

George Bond
Head of UK/NATO Codification Agency
UK MoD

16.40 Consolidation Of Resources: A Nato Maintenance And Supply Agency Viewpoint

• Equipping coalitions to collectively overcome logistics challenges
• Incorporating national restrictions into international operations
• Using the lead time to reduce logistics footprint

George Ireland
Programme Manager - Aviation Support
NAMSA

17.20 Chairman’s Summary And Closing Remarks

17.30 Close Of Day

18.00 Gala Dinner

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